LINGUIST List 13.1649

Tue Jun 11 2002

Books: Contemporary Translation Theories,E. Gentzler

Editor for this issue: Dina Kapetangianni <dinalinguistlist.org>

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1. kathryn, Contemporary Translation Theories, 2nd edition by Edwin Gentzler

Title: Contemporary Translation Theories, 2nd edition 	
Series Title: Topics in Translation 
			
Publication Year: 2001
			
Publisher: Multilingual Matters 
 http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
			 
Author: Edwin Gentzler 
				

Hardback: ISBN: 1853595144, Pages: 230, Price: £49.95/US$74.95/CAN$99.95
Paperback: ISBN: 1853595136, Pages: 230, Price: £16.95/US$24.95/CAN$29.95

			
Abstract:

Key Features 
Second edition updates each of the approaches to Translation theory,
incorporating 50-60 pages of new material, including new research.
New conclusion addresses the future of translation studies in the new
millennium. Offers new insights into the nature of translation,
language and cross-cultural communication

Description 
During the last thirty years, the field of translation has exploded
with multiple new theories. Contemporary Translation Theories examines
five of new approaches �Euro" the translation workshop, the science of
translation, translation studies, polysystem theory, and
deconstruction �Euro" all of which began in the mid -1960s and
continue to be influential today.

Contents
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Revised Edition
1. Introduction; 2. The North American Translation Workshop; 3. The Science
of Translation; 4. Early Translation Studies; 5. Polysystem Theory; 
6. Deconstruction; 7. The Future of Translation Studies
Bibliography
Index

Author information

Edwin Gentzler is Director of the Translation Center and Associate
Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. He is co-editor (with Maria Tymoczko) of Translation and
Power (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, forthcoming) and
author of numerous articles on translation theory and practice. He
serves as co-editor (with Susan Bassnett) of the Topics in Translation
Series for Multilingual Matters and is on the editorial board of
several journals, including Metamorphoses (Amherst/Northampton),
Across (Hungary), and Cadernos de Tradução (Brazil).

Lingfield(s): Translation
			 
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)